2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
International men's youth basketball championship
International basketball competition
The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup , the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA . It was held in Cairo , Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017.[2]
Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event.[3] [4]
Venue
Qualified teams
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil .[6] [7]
Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 11 February 2017 in Cairo , Egypt .[8] [9] [10]
Group A
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
Spain
3
3
0
218
183
+35
6
2
Canada
3
2
1
264
195
+69
5
3
Japan
3
1
2
218
251
−33
4
4
Mali
3
0
3
158
229
−71
3
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
United States
3
3
0
315
181
+134
6
2
Italy
3
2
1
199
209
−10
5
3
Angola
3
1
2
204
227
−23
4
4
Iran
3
0
3
141
242
−101
3
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Knockout stage
Bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–16th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders
Points[11]
Rebounds
Assists
Awards
2017 Under-19 World Championship winner
Canada First title
All-Tournament Team[1]
References
^ a b "Champs Barrett and Kigab head All-Star Five" . fiba.com . 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017.
^ "Spanish city of Zaragoza to host 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships; Egypt and Italy to stage 2017 FIBA U19 World Championships" . FIBA.com . 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016 .
^ Smith, Doug (9 July 2017). "Canada beats Italy at under-19s to win first world gold in basketball at any level" . Toronto Star . Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2017 .
^ "Canada can finally call themselves world champs" . FIBA.com . 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017 .
^ a b "FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 new dates confirmed" . FIBA.com . 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016 .
^ "Argentina replace suspended Brazil to complete FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 field" . FIBA. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.
^ "FIBA suspends Brazilian federation" . FIBA. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.
^ "FIBA Calendar" . Archived from the original on September 19, 2015.
^ "FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 participants to find out fate in Saturday's draw" . FIBA. February 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017.
^ "FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 groups confirmed" . FIBA. February 11, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017.
^ Statistics
External links